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Date:      Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:10:15 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
To:        chuck remes <cremes.devlist@mac.com>
Cc:        freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Advice on server configuration
Message-ID:  <20060103041015.GE54882@dragon.NUXI.org>
In-Reply-To: <19DE779F-3568-4399-8963-D6B7F3E654FD@mac.com>
References:  <19DE779F-3568-4399-8963-D6B7F3E654FD@mac.com>

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 03:11:49PM -0600, chuck remes wrote:
> I need some advice on building a server to run 6.0-RELEASE.
..
> 1. Tyan Thunder K8S Pro S2882G3NR
>    http://www.serversdirect.com/product.asp?pf_id=MBS802
> 2. Single Opteron 265 dual-core
>    http://www.serversdirect.com/product.asp?pf_id=Opteron%5F265

This will limit you to only being able to use 4 of the 8 DIMM slots on
the motherboard.  If you're going to do that - you might consider the
Tyan s2866 1P motherboard and use PCI-express I/O cards.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon?



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